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Posts tagged ‘Benny Gantz’

“Netanyahu’s Likely Victory: An election campaign in Israel but little mention of the peace process. Yolande Knell says voters there just want to live normal lives.”

“Just days before Israel went to the polls, I stood with the Wolfs, a British-Israeli family in a quiet village north of Tel Aviv, surrounded by the rubble of their home. It had been destroyed by a powerful rocket fired from Gaza two weeks earlier.”

last night (wednesday/thursday 10th/11th), 10.27-10.34pm, and 12.27-12.34am, on bbc radio 4

the world tonight (presented by james coomarasamy) and midnight news include …

“For Israel’s prime minister, a record-breaking fifth term beckons, albeit one with a shadow of a possible indictment on corruption charges hanging over it. In Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, there were mixed feelings about the result.”

including contributions from …

• new blue and white mk yoaz hendel, military historian and journalist

“Benjamin Netanyahu is on course for a fifth term as Israeli prime minister, after elections ended in a dead heat. With 97% of the votes counted, his Likud Party and the Blue and White coalition of the centrist challenger Benny Gantz both have 35 seats in parliament, but Netanyahu is considered to be in a stronger position to form a government.”

thismorning (wednesday 10th), 12.06-12.08am on bbc radio 4, and 1.07-1.15am on bbc world service radio

midnight news and business matters (presented by roger hearing) include …

“Exit polls suggest that Israel’s general election is too close to call, with both of the main candidates saying they’ve won. Neither the prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor the centrist candidate Benny Gantz looks likely to have enough seats to form a government without the support of smaller parties.”

beyond 100 days (presented by katty kay and christian fraser) includes …

“Whatever Israelis choose in their election today, one thing is indisputable, they haven’t lacked for choice: there are a whopping 47 different political parties competing in this vote. It is the closest-fought election in Israel in years, which means it’s also been particularly aggressive, and sometimes quite a dirty campaign.”